Well, it does say $800 obo. Offer $8:D

That - "retailed for $1,200" statement is about the most brazen lie I've ever heard - anywhere! :eek:

That thing is junk what is he thinking my ted williams is better than that and it is a freakin sears bike arrggg

My daughter has woman's version - same color scheme
 

Wow - 12 - 15 year old Schwinn with suicide brakes and 12 speeds. Some alloy - 30 lbs. I didn't realize my daughter's bike I picked up for $10 a couple years ago was worth so much!

I nominated it for best of craigs list

Check out a couple of details as shown in the pics of this one:

--the angle of the saddle
--the front fender installed as a rear fender
--the rear brake cable that's out of control

http://boston.craigslist.org/bik/165282616.html

Neal

don't forget the color of those handlebar grips. where does that fit in?

I was going to say something about those grips, but sometimes you just have to express yourself. And on this bike, they might actually be a selling point.

Neal

And it is only $1000 with those stylish unicrown forks?

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/bik/165502089.html

Not Numbskull Of The Day, but Numbskull Ideas & Packaging Of The Bike Boom:

http://boston.craigslist.org/bik/165350644.html

Those descriptive, grainy 1970's photos demonstrating the fender are not the most flattering - for the rider.

-Kurt

So if this one is an "English three speed cruiser," what's all that junk hanging off the rear dropout that looks suspiciously like a gear cluster and a rear derailler? Hmm.

Neal

http://boston.craigslist.org/bik/165509623.html

If that derailer system is a 5-speed Huret Allvit, you can bet that it is a three speed cruiser - darn thing will only hit 3 out of 5 cogs...

-Kurt

SWAP MY BIANCHI BIKE FOR SOME WEED!

Funniest ad I have read in a while:)

Now this guy's has the spirit

ralee tri atholon ready - just add some fugi or shimanoe wheels

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/bik/165511211.html

Just emailed him:

">I'm asking $600 but would consider any reasonable offer

I offer $6."

-Kurt

I think you bid too high.

You're right. I retract my bid and place one for 60 cents.

-Kurt

Here's one I just saw on ebay (I like older sirrus and allez, but don't have one (yet)). Perhaps it's not old enough to qualify for this forum, but too late because I've posted it now.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Specialized-Sirr...QQcmdZViewItem

I could be wrong but I don't think they made Sirrus out of Carbon Fiber. The expense of a carbon frame would not match with the rest of the components on that bike. Those look like low end road components to me, but then, there aren't any close ups, so I could be wrong there. And from whats left of that saddle, I'd say it was a comfort saddle.

I just wanted to point out the one highlighted line. In 1981 you could almost count Japanese road bikes on one hand ... :rolleyes:

Bob Hufford
Springfield, MO

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NISHIKI COMP II 58cm High-End Road Bike - Made In Japan - $450

Reply to: sale-165989323@craigslist.org
Date: 2006-05-30, 9:26AM PDT

NISHIKI COMP II 58cm High-End Road Bike - Made In Japan

VERY FEW road bikes were made in the country of Japan. Generally, the ones made there were of the highest quality, and used to display the Japanese frame-making art as production was shifted to Taiwan and other locations.

THIS ONE: NISHIKI COMP II 58cm
Dia-Compe Brakes & Levers.
Suntour Derailleurs & Downtube Levers.
Araya 700C Wheels with 5-speed freewheel on rear
Super-Mity Cranks with Dual Drilled Chainrings
Butted, Lugged, Hand Assembled 58cm Frame, Red Paint, circa 1981.

$450 for this fine, roadworthy upper-end road bike for someone about 6' tall.
- which also happens to be a collector's bike.
Beautiful original red paint.

http://www.craigslist.org/pen/bik/165989323.html

We all hate overpricing on cheap stuff, but don't you despise it when Craigslist ads are composed solely of a Wikipedia biography?

http://miami.craigslist.org/bik/166660718.html

-Kurt

and it's still overpriced. If someone pays that much I'm moving to Miami to retire and just sell crap old bikes.

A Motobecane Grand Touring is a crap bike? Christ, who peed in your Cheerios this morning?

1939 Schwinn world tour.

http://tinyurl.com/mwz42

"All original" - with that ridiculous seat.

That's one of the worst feedback ratings I've ever seen on e-bay.

A little information is a dangerous thing. They must have gone to this web site to look up the serial number:

http://www.bunchobikes.com/serialnumber.htm

Saw that the numbers on the BB shell were pre-1951 and who knows what other "research" they did to come up with the 1939 date. I'd help them out with dating the bike, but with that feedback they'd probably not welcome the suggestion.

Bob Hufford
Springfield, MO